As Alex stepped forward, a blinding light swallowed him whole, forcing him to shut his eyes.
It lasted only a second, but after spending so long in the abyss, it felt disorienting.
The sudden brightness stabbed into his vision, making him hesitate for just a moment.
Then, without wasting time, he pressed onward.
[You have passed the veil of light.]
[From now on, there is no light source. You have been lost from light.]
“…Huh.”
Before Alex could even process the message, his surroundings plunged into absolute darkness.
His [Eternal Flames], his ever-burning source of light, were extinguished in an instant.
“What the…” His voice trailed off as he instinctively tried to summon the flames again, but—
[The Abyss stops you from activating this skill.]
[Being blind is better than witnessing the horrors that await you.]
A sharp chill crawled up Alex’s spine as he read the second notification.
“The hell does that mean?” he muttered under his breath.
Then he realized something even worse, he couldn’t move.
Panic gripped him for a brief moment.
His feet felt glued to the ground, and no matter how much he willed himself forward, his body didn’t respond.
He was truly blind, left with nothing but suffocating darkness in every direction.
Without his [Eternal Flames], he had no way of seeing.
He couldn’t navigate, let alone fight.
It was like being thrown into the void, surrounded by emptiness.
And yet, he wasn’t the first to come this far.
He had heard of only one other person before him who had reached this depth, the commander of the angel army.
A being of overwhelming strength and divine power.
Yet, even he had fallen here, never returning from the abyss.
Was this why?
Did Varyn, the so-called God of the Abyss, need to stack so many advantages in his favor just to secure victory?
The thought made Alex clench his fists.
If he lost here, then what was the point of everything he had endured?
All the battles he had fought, all the pain he had suffered, if he failed now, it would all mean nothing.
No.
He refused.
He would not let it end here.
And then—
A chilling voice echoed ahead, its tone filled with condescension.
“Hahahaha~”
“Such an idiot…”
The laughter that followed was twisted, filled with amusement.
It wasn’t just one voice, there were multiple.
Alex’s expression darkened.
The vortex of golden energy in his eyes began to swirl violently, a reflection of his growing rage.
The god of the abyss and his lackeys probably thought they had already won.
That now, with Alex rendered blind and helpless, he was no longer a threat.
They were wrong.
Alex had something none of them did: the will to keep moving forward.
He took a slow breath.
If this place was a domain, then his [Destiny Shift] ability wouldn’t work here as trying to undo the [Veil of Light] would do nothing.
That was fine. He didn’t need it.
All he needed… was to focus.
Fwish! Fwish!
Golden energy swirled around him, moving toward his eyes.
He shut them, tuning out everything else.
The only thing in his mind was a singular thought:
‘I want to see.’
And then, a system notification popped up.
[Use the vibrations of the world to shape your destiny.]
Alex focused harder.
He reached out, sending a pulse of destiny energy rippling through the abyss.
The moment he did…
[Being blind doesn’t matter, for your eyes will see through anything.]
[The darkness fears you.]
Another shockwave of golden energy spread outward, pulsing into the environment.
And suddenly, he could see, but not in the usual way.
His surroundings remained pitch black, the abyss as suffocating as ever.
But now, golden outlines traced everything around him: walls, objects, even living beings.
It was like a hidden force was feeding him information, allowing him to perceive the world through echoes of destiny itself.
Alex slowly opened his eyes.
Still darkness.
But within it, the golden outlines of everything stood out clearly.
‘Wow…’
He took a slow step forward, sending another pulse of destiny energy through the abyss as his vision updated instantly.
It was as if an unseen entity hovered above him, mapping the entire area and feeding the information directly to his eyes.
Alex looked up.
For just a moment, he caught a glimpse of something, a faint trace of whatever was helping him.
A small smile formed on his lips.
‘Let’s do this.’
With renewed confidence, he advanced.
Step by step, he moved through the abyss, each pulse of destiny energy expanding his vision.
Soon, the hallway ahead opened into a vast, circular chamber.
The final room of the abyss.
[You have reached the final room.]
Despite the oppressive darkness, Alex could see better than ever.
His new perception stretched further than his [Eternal Flames] ever could.
And then, three figures formed in his vision.
Three golden outlines stood in the center of the chamber, facing him.
They could see him, that much was obvious since it was their domain.
But they didn’t know he could see them.
To them, Alex was just some blind fool who had stumbled into their trap, moving without direction, lost in complete darkness.
He saw their smiles.
They truly believed he was helpless.
Alex let his expression remain neutral, stepping forward carefully, his hand slightly extended, as if groping blindly for guidance.
Let them think that.
Let them believe he was defenseless.
The pressure in the room was suffocating.
He was at an overwhelming disadvantage: three powerful enemies, inside a domain designed to strip him of sight, with no escape.
But he didn’t falter.
Then, his golden vision fully outlined the first enemy.
A dragon.
But not just any dragon.
[Primordial Abyss Dragon, Morgathis, Level 2000]
Alex’s gaze hardened.
It made sense.
The God of the Abyss must have summoned it as a guardian.
Then, the second figure.
Alex’s breath stilled.
He knew exactly who this was.
A towering, shifting mass of darkness.
Never fully solid, its jagged armor swallowed all light, glowing with eerie crimson runes.
A floating crown of writhing tendrils hovered above its head, each ending in an all-seeing abyssal eye.
Its clawed hands dripped with liquid void, unraveling reality at a mere touch.
Its aura was so powerful that, even through the abyss, Alex saw two tiny white dots, its pupils, staring straight at him.
[Varyn, God of the Abyss, Level 1000]
Level 1000.
But in terms of sheer power, he was comparable to a level 2000 boss.
And in his own domain?
He was something even worse.
Alex forced his breathing to remain steady.
Then, the third figure came into view.
A two-meter-tall being, its head crowned with twisted black horns.
Crimson wings stretched behind its back, and a black halo floated above its head.
Sharp teeth glinted in the dark as it grinned, its armored form exuding an aura of raw, abyssal power.
Alex recognized him immediately.
Even though he had never seen this person before, there was no doubt in his mind.
[Lorien, Chosen One of the Abyss, Level 2000]
‘…This is bad.’
Three monsters.
A Primordial Dragon.
A God.
And the Abyss’s strongest chosen warrior.
The weight of their presence crushed down on him.
And yet, Alex kept walking.
He pretended not to see.
Varyn’s voice echoed through the abyss.
“Morgathis.”
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“Yes, Lord?” the dragon rumbled.
“Kill him. He is already blind.”
The Primordial Dragon spread his massive wings, his golden outline burning brightly in Alex’s vision.
“Understood.”
Without hesitation, Morgathis launched forward.
A deafening roar tore through the abyss as the dragon shot toward him at breakneck speed.
Alex’s muscles tensed.
A smirk played on his lips.
‘Gotcha.’
He activated [Bleeding Dragon Claws].
He was ready.